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our guest joins us in part to launch his latest series which began airing last night on pbs. i hope you had an opportunity to see it. like all work highlighting pivotal years in american history like all of his work, this three part series examines the rise and fall of the eighteenth amendment to the u.s. constitution. the season title "prohibition". our guest has a history, called history at table around which americans can all have a civil conversation. with the release of his "prohibition" series this veteran film maker is taking the opportunity to call for a new dan national discourse on stability and democracy. particularly relevant as "prohibition" airs in the midst of this heated prohibition campaign season when the absence of civil discussion is causing distress. with the prolific record of film innovation and documentary work his films have won 12 many awards and two academy award nominations. among numerous accolades our guest is the recipient of the academy of television arts and sciences lifetime achievement award. this brooklyn-born filmmaker capelin on to the sc
our guest joins us in part to launch his latest series which began airing last night on pbs. i hope you had an opportunity to see it. like all work highlighting pivotal years in american history like all of his work, this three part series examines the rise and fall of the eighteenth amendment to the u.s. constitution. the season title "prohibition". our guest has a history, called history at table around which americans can all have a civil conversation. with the release of his...
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northwest book test featuring dozens of doctors signings and presentations including appearances from pbs journalist blaine harden and. morrison. also the weekend of sept. 20 second booktv will be live from the national mall in washington d.c. for the national book festival. check booktv.org for updated information on my father panels and interviews. let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area and we will add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> what are you reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> i have five books in my queue. i read 60% of the time on my ipad and 40% of the time actual hard copies. let me start with my nonfiction this summer. during the winter break i read a book on fdr and the election of 1944 by david jordan. another one just came out called final victory about the same campaign. for a number of reasons, why it may be interesting to political junkies in today's times period. you read about thomas dooley you see a lot of mitt romney. the good, the bad, all the issues, popped up when you get these books about thomas dewey. forget the ca
northwest book test featuring dozens of doctors signings and presentations including appearances from pbs journalist blaine harden and. morrison. also the weekend of sept. 20 second booktv will be live from the national mall in washington d.c. for the national book festival. check booktv.org for updated information on my father panels and interviews. let us know about book fairs and festivals in your area and we will add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. >> what are you...
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. >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by: [applause] >> we were so -- did it after both conventions. we just wanted it to be over. we had spent two weeks by then in a little tiny booth with our dearest closest friends, and we got on the air every night at about 6:00 and would get off every night win it was over, which was 11:00 or so, so it was lot of time -- i won't say what i was going to say -- but things didn't happen because we were trapped in that booth for several hours and we were happy and the conventions were very exhausting but we had a great time. >> seems to long ago. >> did you have a special sense of accomplishment, the two of you, covering that? >> gwen and i have been asked about that. we like to think we were chosen because we have lots of experience between us, a couple of hundred years in -- >> wait a second. >> well, for me. for me. >> yeah, right. >> she's only been at this for a few years. because we have been doing this for a long time, we covered politics, we love covering politics, we were both very excited to be going to the convention, an
. >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by: [applause] >> we were so -- did it after both conventions. we just wanted it to be over. we had spent two weeks by then in a little tiny booth with our dearest closest friends, and we got on the air every night at about 6:00 and would get off every night win it was over, which was 11:00 or so, so it was lot of time -- i won't say what i was going to say -- but things didn't happen because we were trapped in that booth...
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. >> caller: i read your "prize" and saw the pbs documentary based on it, and i thought it was very insightful. it really, i mean, your academic depth and scholarship is remarkable. >> guest: thank you. >> caller: my concern with your current book, "the quest," i wish -- i haven't read it. i will. >> guest: good. >> caller: i was concerned that there's not a -- if it were the vision, the vision. you know, "the quest," i know, is for profit. but is there a vision? is there something to do in these guys' these international oil companies' minds as they're polluting the gulf, they're drilling in the arctic the next big boondoggle, i guess, and maybe greater catastrophe environmentally? do they have any concept of a vision for humanity, for the oceans? oceans? anyhow, you understand what i'm saying. >> host: all right. we got the question. >> guest: obviously, the macondo accident you referred to was a really terrible thing, and really, you know, kind of transfixed the nation for months. but i think, you know, obviously, these are companies that are in business and responsive to their shareholders
. >> caller: i read your "prize" and saw the pbs documentary based on it, and i thought it was very insightful. it really, i mean, your academic depth and scholarship is remarkable. >> guest: thank you. >> caller: my concern with your current book, "the quest," i wish -- i haven't read it. i will. >> guest: good. >> caller: i was concerned that there's not a -- if it were the vision, the vision. you know, "the quest," i know, is for...
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she regularly co-anchors the newly-redesigned pbs news hour since her return to pbs in 2007. both journalists have covered, well, just about everything. woodruff knows politics inside and out. for 12 years woodruff anchored cnn's weekly political program, "inside politics." she also played a central role in other major news stories. at pbs for a decade, she was the chief washington correspondent for the mcneal lehrer "newshour". she also anchored "frontline" with judy woodruff. one of woodruff's most influential prompts was her -- projects his generation next: speak up and be heard, which explored the views of the 42 million 16-25-year-olds who entered young adulthood amid the terrorism of september 11th and the violence of virginia tech and the emergence of social media. as the millennials would text, ygg. for everyone else, you go, girl. [laughter] politicians, heads of states, general and ceos have withered under ifill's questions. she has moderated two vice presidential debates own colluding the 2004 debate between republican dick cheney and democrat john edwards. at the
she regularly co-anchors the newly-redesigned pbs news hour since her return to pbs in 2007. both journalists have covered, well, just about everything. woodruff knows politics inside and out. for 12 years woodruff anchored cnn's weekly political program, "inside politics." she also played a central role in other major news stories. at pbs for a decade, she was the chief washington correspondent for the mcneal lehrer "newshour". she also anchored "frontline" with...
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a pbs series. he had come out on a series looking on civil-rights issues in america. that was a fundamental place for me to learn. i also worked on a documentary series for a long time. i learned by working in production and by immediately working on things of my own. i do think there is a benefit to the best practices, the thing that happens in an institution where you are not just struggling to make the thing. you are talking about it and you also have community and resources. if you can afford it, that is a powerful route. i happened to learn the hardest way possible, which is by working in production and not doing anything else. >> is that an issue here, the kind of methods, the institutions and the pattern and career that allows people to be trained to do watch-dog type stuff, whether they are journalists or do similar things, are those trying up? -- drying up? >> documentary films are interesting. in some ways, that still exists. in journalism, the apprentice ship model the newspaper used to offer is definitely going away. you have a staff of 10 and you might be
a pbs series. he had come out on a series looking on civil-rights issues in america. that was a fundamental place for me to learn. i also worked on a documentary series for a long time. i learned by working in production and by immediately working on things of my own. i do think there is a benefit to the best practices, the thing that happens in an institution where you are not just struggling to make the thing. you are talking about it and you also have community and resources. if you can...
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i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like u2, but i'm not going to spend money and things of our money from china to pay for. that's number one. number two, will take programs that are currently good programs will be run more efficiently at the state level and send them to stay. number three, i will make agencies and departments. the cutbacks will be done through attrition, by the way. this is the approach we have to take to get america to a balanced budget. the president said he would cut the deficit in half. unfortunately, he doubled that. trillion dollar deficits for the last four years. the president has put it in place as much public debt, almost as much debt held by the public as all prior presidents combined. >> moderator: mr. president, two minutes. obama: when i walked in and oval office at more than a $3 trillion deficit greeting me. we know where it came from, to worst paid for in a credit card, to tax cuts that were not paid for and a whole bunch of programs that were not paid for and then a massiv
i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like u2, but i'm not going to spend money and things of our money from china to pay for. that's number one. number two, will take programs that are currently good programs will be run more efficiently at the state level and send them to stay. number three, i will make agencies and departments. the cutbacks will be done through attrition, by the way. this is the approach we have to take to get america to a balanced budget. the president said he would cut...
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. >> major funding for the pbs "newshour" has been provided by: [applause] >> yeah. we were so -- >> we did it after both conventions. >> yes. we just wanted it to be over. we had spent two weeks by then in a little, tiny booth with our dearest, closest friends. [laughter] and we got on the air every night about 6, and we'd get off every night when it was over, which was 11:00 or so, and so it was a lot of time. we're on c-span, i can't say what i was going to say, but things didn't happen because we were trapped in that booth for several hours. and we were happy, and the conventions were very exhausting, but we had a great time. >> they seem so long ago, don't they? >> isn't it amazing? did you have a special sense of accomplishment, the two of you covering them? >> you mean because of the two women? >> gwen and i have been asked about that. we really didn't think about it that way. we like to think we were chosen, and i believe we were chosen because we both have lots of experience, between us, what is it, a couple of hundred years? [laughter] >> wait a second! >>
. >> major funding for the pbs "newshour" has been provided by: [applause] >> yeah. we were so -- >> we did it after both conventions. >> yes. we just wanted it to be over. we had spent two weeks by then in a little, tiny booth with our dearest, closest friends. [laughter] and we got on the air every night about 6, and we'd get off every night when it was over, which was 11:00 or so, and so it was a lot of time. we're on c-span, i can't say what i was going to...
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judy woodruff of pbs' "newshour", gwen ifill of washington week, and candy crowley of cnn's "state of the union" talk about the race. that's live at 7:30 p.m. eastern also here on c-span2. >> it's time now for our lightning round. we're going to ask questions that can only be answered with the word yes or no by the candidates. we're going to ask both candidates to refrain from explanations or maybes or anything except a yes or no. >> um, senator, would you like -- sorry, we're going to be starting with you, ms. long, forgive me. would you like to be senate majority leader, if elected? >> would i like to be senate majority leader? sure. [laughter] >> senator? >> yes. >> ms. long, have you fired a gun or rifle within the last year? >> yes. >> senator? >> no. >> ms. long, is andrew cuomo the best new york governor in your lifetime? is. >> no. >> senator? >> i'm going to say his term's not finished, but his father was. [laughter] >> ms. long, have you read "50 shades of grey"? [laughter] >> no. >> no. >> me neither, for the record. [laughter] >> no comment. >> in this month and reeding up
judy woodruff of pbs' "newshour", gwen ifill of washington week, and candy crowley of cnn's "state of the union" talk about the race. that's live at 7:30 p.m. eastern also here on c-span2. >> it's time now for our lightning round. we're going to ask questions that can only be answered with the word yes or no by the candidates. we're going to ask both candidates to refrain from explanations or maybes or anything except a yes or no. >> um, senator, would you like...
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secondly, the prohibitionists according to ken burns and the pbs documentary about prohibition, pushed toorpd at the end, just when public was turning against prohibition, the speak easy raids had nothing to do with busting organized crime and al capone, but people trying to have a beer at the end of the day. local cities, they were fine with it, but the federal prohibition threw respective people in paddy wagons. that has to do with what you are reforming. a quick side note for americans who don't know this facility, this health center here, this is not a johnny come lately or a millionaire, people trying to cash in and get rich. these are people who have been in the movement, i'm trying to end the wrong for the american drug war for decades and trying to help parties, and to be under threat as you are is an abomination as a taxpayer and patriot and voter, i'm outraged to hear that you and so many other great providers, cannabis providers are threatened around the nation. let's make sure that is stated for the record. i believe we're in the final throws of it. it's test praition, cont
secondly, the prohibitionists according to ken burns and the pbs documentary about prohibition, pushed toorpd at the end, just when public was turning against prohibition, the speak easy raids had nothing to do with busting organized crime and al capone, but people trying to have a beer at the end of the day. local cities, they were fine with it, but the federal prohibition threw respective people in paddy wagons. that has to do with what you are reforming. a quick side note for americans who...
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it's 25 minutes. >> good evening from rocky mountain pbs. this is colorado state of mind. tonight in the series of programs on the next colorado congressional delegation we come to the district 71 of the metro area districts where the population is almost 90% urban. that density is contained in a relatively small area, the seventh district is on the east side of the pink area and includes lakewood and part of adams county. after redistricting the change is not completely perceptible on the map but the 614,000 people represented, of those more than a third were previously in the district number two. a democratic congressman ed perlmutter held the seat for the past six years winning the election twice before. he's a lifelong resident of jefferson county and an attorney. this year businessman joe coors is the republican challenging perlmutter previously known as coors porcelain. every race this year is about the economy. let's talk first about the fiscal cliff, the combination of tax hikes and across-the-board spending cuts that will take effect in january unless a compromise
it's 25 minutes. >> good evening from rocky mountain pbs. this is colorado state of mind. tonight in the series of programs on the next colorado congressional delegation we come to the district 71 of the metro area districts where the population is almost 90% urban. that density is contained in a relatively small area, the seventh district is on the east side of the pink area and includes lakewood and part of adams county. after redistricting the change is not completely perceptible on...
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we'll hear from mike allen of "politico," chris wallace of fox news in judy woodruff of pbs. [inaudible conversations] >> if a restart,, i want to acknowledge the three other ambassadors have now arrived. ambassador from sweden, u.s. house tram is here. thank you had an ambassador from belgium is here. thank you. i did say earlier but he was sent here, a master the netherlands is here. thank you. okay, so thank you all for coming today. we have an interesting panel to talk about the election and politics and all introducing briefly. most of you are very familiar with them and then looking into questions of time for questions from those of you who were here. on my immediate left, charlie hook is the founder, editor, publisher of the political report which is viable for people who care about politics and he's a knowledge expert on election campaigns and likely outcomes of those campaigns. judy woodruff is senior correspondent for "pbs newshour" and has also been a senior correspondent at nbc and cnn and covered me in the white house bananas there a few years ago. mike allen is
we'll hear from mike allen of "politico," chris wallace of fox news in judy woodruff of pbs. [inaudible conversations] >> if a restart,, i want to acknowledge the three other ambassadors have now arrived. ambassador from sweden, u.s. house tram is here. thank you had an ambassador from belgium is here. thank you. i did say earlier but he was sent here, a master the netherlands is here. thank you. okay, so thank you all for coming today. we have an interesting panel to talk about...
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i think pbs is something else we can look at cutting. when you continue to borrow -- >> moderator: congressman mack? to the minute 15 rule, and we thank you for doing so. senator nelson, minute, 15. nelson: well, you see right off the bat i have to explain that what he said about the budget is not true. not only did we pass a budget, we passed it in law last year. this wasn't a budget resolution that doesn't have the force of law, this was an actual act signed into law by the president, and as a matter of fact, it set the course of categories of spending for two years, not for one year. when you look at spending cuts, you know, there's something known as tax expenditures. it's called tax loopholes. that's basically loopholes that go out to special interest. if we're going to reform the tax code, we can go in and start taking out a lot of 'em. give you an example. how about $40 billion to come out of the oil industry? how about another -- here's a good one, $11.5 billion to come from not letting bp deduct their particular clean-up expense
i think pbs is something else we can look at cutting. when you continue to borrow -- >> moderator: congressman mack? to the minute 15 rule, and we thank you for doing so. senator nelson, minute, 15. nelson: well, you see right off the bat i have to explain that what he said about the budget is not true. not only did we pass a budget, we passed it in law last year. this wasn't a budget resolution that doesn't have the force of law, this was an actual act signed into law by the president,...
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[laughter] she appears on the takeaway and contributed to npr, bbc, wgvh, new york 1 and pbs. next to her is greg marx who's a staff writer for the columbia journalism review, co-editor of cjr's swing state project. he was a writer for remapping debate.org, and if you've seen his writings, which i have fold over the last few week -- followed over the last few weeks, he's doing some the most interesting commentary on how the campaign is being conducted. and then finally, my old colleague at newsday, ellis henican all the way on the left there -- appropriately. [laughter] a political analyst for the fox news channel. he's the author of "the new york times"' bestseller home team with new orleans saints coach sean payton. there's got to be a sequel to that with what's happened. [laughter] and in the blink of an eye with nascar's michaelal waltrip. he also is the voice of stormy on the cartoon network series 2021. [laughter] i thought where we'd start today is give the floor to michael howe and his presentation which probably gives us some material to react on. so, michael, it's al
[laughter] she appears on the takeaway and contributed to npr, bbc, wgvh, new york 1 and pbs. next to her is greg marx who's a staff writer for the columbia journalism review, co-editor of cjr's swing state project. he was a writer for remapping debate.org, and if you've seen his writings, which i have fold over the last few week -- followed over the last few weeks, he's doing some the most interesting commentary on how the campaign is being conducted. and then finally, my old colleague at...
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editor of the daily telegraph of lndon n ln , anlt gr iaakrt thfit pbs. billy smith features editor for state and is aarp bulletin. ne bchougeneasme podbc n,caftboanest he. association. alison fitzgerald, freelancer on us, chairwoman of the speakers coitte in skiheeafo stom doo Éepr r 00 s lb resort and to organe today's luncheon david hagerty, first vice president usa. vieiins.y reti p c me werasbe thud ndily outreach. family events rybi iene. anu l [applause] on september 20, 1973, the world wahed as billie jean king based thurt and the one of w'sat arane e v riaistt s t owa btlal playrs. because female professional tennis players inferior. indeed advice, but not in the wa rick. ad t quy ch a ivtihace felad bets a not yet reached women's athletics. in 1972 compared7ys tmn r 0, hshol girls compared with 3.7 million high school gils. nghdhen da ofonentot men iafr y pnor whe.n but what 15,000 minus. king said he would not pay them extra to detmine thafail enth. 87 . n ec fimatomeo ofeqprm. [applause] 17 stepped into the astrodome that day, she had amissio
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for the program today, but each day ideas be being broadcast on 90.3 and sunday mornings at 10:00 at pbs ibs stream. television broadcast received substantial support for cleveland state university and pnc bank. i'm pleased to turn it over to mike mac tire. he is the mod rare for the moderator for the debate. he's writing the popular tip off column and sound of ideas. mike? [applause] >> moderator: thank you. jim, thank you very much. i'm delighted to moderate this gait for candidates for the ohio newly redistrict 16th congressional district. jim renacci has currently been serving and served one term. and betty sutton served for three terms in congress. the two districts have been redrawn and the two candidates are buying for the single seat that will be ohio's 16th district in the 113th congress congress beginning next january. both are incumbents there are many folks who had an opportunity to vote vice president heard from you. our hope is after the exercise, votes will have a clear understanding of where each of you stands and can cast an informed vote. that's not to say folks haven't
for the program today, but each day ideas be being broadcast on 90.3 and sunday mornings at 10:00 at pbs ibs stream. television broadcast received substantial support for cleveland state university and pnc bank. i'm pleased to turn it over to mike mac tire. he is the mod rare for the moderator for the debate. he's writing the popular tip off column and sound of ideas. mike? [applause] >> moderator: thank you. jim, thank you very much. i'm delighted to moderate this gait for candidates for...
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use a regular guest hosts of the diane beam show on pbs and cnn and many other broadcast outlets. a native of wichita, kan. she received a bachelor's degree from northwest and journalism from columbia where she was a pulitzer fellow. she will be followed by vicki edwards to is electorate at princeton university's woodrow wilson school of public policy international affairs. .. great pleasure to be here with the four people for whom i have so much admiration and the wife quoted so much time and so many stories. i have i think a little bit of news which is i found out the title of the next book that is coming out between tom so you can figure out the 1992 book by renewing congress. it sounds pretty positive. 2000, the permanent campaign. okay maybe not entirely positive, but at least pretty neutral. six years later the broken branch. okay sounds a little careless. now it's even worse than it looks. the new book is run for your life. [laughter] after that they are going to be marching up and down holding up signs. [laughter] they take on many institutions in washington and elsewhere
use a regular guest hosts of the diane beam show on pbs and cnn and many other broadcast outlets. a native of wichita, kan. she received a bachelor's degree from northwest and journalism from columbia where she was a pulitzer fellow. she will be followed by vicki edwards to is electorate at princeton university's woodrow wilson school of public policy international affairs. .. great pleasure to be here with the four people for whom i have so much admiration and the wife quoted so much time and...
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horsford: to all the viewers and pbs and the constituents in congressional district for. there really are clear choices in this election, and i'm glad to be here to talk about the differences between me and my opponent. but let's be clear. this election is not about me and it's really not even about my opponent. it's about all of you at home. those of you who are worried about keeping the job that you have, i will fight every day until everyone who wants a job has a job. those of you who aren't worried about the declining home values in our community and will work hard everyday to restore those values and for those of you who are concerned about the threat to your medicare and social security, i will not rake our promise to our parents and their grandparents. i am asking for your support. i'm here today to talk to you about my position and i need your vote. thank you. >> the first question goes to mr. tarkanian. according to the las vegas sun you supported the arizona crackdown on illegal immigrants in 2010 which included the profiling of hispanics by police. it was repor
horsford: to all the viewers and pbs and the constituents in congressional district for. there really are clear choices in this election, and i'm glad to be here to talk about the differences between me and my opponent. but let's be clear. this election is not about me and it's really not even about my opponent. it's about all of you at home. those of you who are worried about keeping the job that you have, i will fight every day until everyone who wants a job has a job. those of you who aren't...
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doesn't come from nih grants or education, doesn't come from transportation, and it doesn't come from pbs or big bird and sesame street. but what we face is a major debt that we have to figure out how to pay. and i'm part of a bipartisan group, democrats democrats and republicans, had have come up with a simpson-bowles legislation, that says for businesses and families and in the nation you have to have revenue and expense. so you need to have revenue and manage expenses in this particular instance, so that we can in a businesslike way, over a ten-year period, reduce the nation's debt, and so i believe, and i hope that after this election, there will be in the lame duck period a bipartisan group, both in the senate and the house, that will get together and come up with something like simpson-bowles, which doesn't take us off a fiscal cliff on january 1st january 1st but provides us with a bipartisan ten-year business plan that reduces the nation's deficit by $4 trillion. >> i think that group you're referring to that you're part of now is 38 people. it would have to grow. >> yeah. we're c
doesn't come from nih grants or education, doesn't come from transportation, and it doesn't come from pbs or big bird and sesame street. but what we face is a major debt that we have to figure out how to pay. and i'm part of a bipartisan group, democrats democrats and republicans, had have come up with a simpson-bowles legislation, that says for businesses and families and in the nation you have to have revenue and expense. so you need to have revenue and manage expenses in this particular...
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moderator was gwen ifill of pbs. this is about an hour, 40 minutes. >> moderator: good evening from washington university in st. louis, missouri, i'm gwen ifill of the "newshour" and washington week on pbs. welcome to the first and the only 2008 vice presidential debate between the republican nominee, governor sarah palin of alaska, and the democratic nominee, joe biden of delaware. the commission on presidential debates is the sponsor of this event, and the two remaining presidential debates. tonight's discussion will cover a wide range of topics including domestic and foreign policy matters. it will be divided roughly into five-minute segments. each candidate will have 90 seconds to respond to a direct question and then an additional two minutes for rebuttal and follow-up. the order has been determined by a coin toss. the specific subjects and questions were chosen by me and have not been shared or cleared with anyone on the campaigns or on the commission. the audience here in the hall has promised to remain very p
moderator was gwen ifill of pbs. this is about an hour, 40 minutes. >> moderator: good evening from washington university in st. louis, missouri, i'm gwen ifill of the "newshour" and washington week on pbs. welcome to the first and the only 2008 vice presidential debate between the republican nominee, governor sarah palin of alaska, and the democratic nominee, joe biden of delaware. the commission on presidential debates is the sponsor of this event, and the two remaining...
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he would cover the vienna philharmonic for pbs, and he would host the kennedy center gala that pbs would carry. he has a great affinity for public broadcasting. yes. >> to what extent was mr. cronkite's -- were mr. cronkite's political beliefs shaped by his experiences growing up with a family of the midwestern or transported to the harsh jim-crow conditions of houston texas during the 1920's and 30's. >> again, an excellent question. cronkite's family was in kansas city, and they just did not experience jim-crow institutionalize prejudice and misery, although it existed. they were very urban. and that was where jazz was taking place and all that. vine street and casey. they moved down to houston in 1927, and they were shocked by the caste system, the jim-crow laws. in fact, his father who was a dental surgeon working at texas dental college was aghast that the head of the texas dental school had these deeply bigoted prejudiced use. cronkite had zero tolerance for bigotry his whole life, and it was one of the things that attracted him and allowed cbs, i believe, to cover civil rights in
he would cover the vienna philharmonic for pbs, and he would host the kennedy center gala that pbs would carry. he has a great affinity for public broadcasting. yes. >> to what extent was mr. cronkite's -- were mr. cronkite's political beliefs shaped by his experiences growing up with a family of the midwestern or transported to the harsh jim-crow conditions of houston texas during the 1920's and 30's. >> again, an excellent question. cronkite's family was in kansas city, and they...
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judy woodruff is senior correspondent for us "pbs newshour" and a senior correspondent at nbc and cnn and covered me in the white house when i was there a few years ago. mike allen is the chief political correspondent and white house correspondent for "politico" and previously was a white house correspondent for "the washington post" and of course is the editor and writer of playbook which is a daily bible of what goes on in politics and then chris wallace who is the anchor of "fox news" sunday. he has been covering political campaigns since 1980 and it's been a senior correspondent white house correspondent at nbc and abc and between them i have a guest dozens and dozens of years of political expertise. so let us start. i didn't want to make anybody seemed too old, but before the debate, before the debate between romney and obama did any of you honestly think that romney had a chance of winning this election and now do you think there's any chance that obama could lose this election? why don't we start with charlie? >> clearly president obama was ahead by -- but romney's numbers were
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i'm judy woodruff of pbs "newshour" and top line. my colleagues on the panel are john of the "chicago tribune," tom brokhaw of nbc news, and rick of abc news. the importance of the debate tonight is undercored by two facts. both george bush and michael said their selection of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. based on the history since world war or 2 this is almost a 50/50 chance. candidates are dan quayle, the republican nominee and senator lloyd benson, the democrat. [cheering and applause] [applause] [applause] >> moderator: for the next finty minutes we'll be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by represent of the two campaigns. however, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i may ask this evening. by prior agreement, between the two candidates, the first question goes to senator quayle. and you have two minutes to respond. senator, you have been criticized as we know for your decision to stay out of the vietnam war, your poor academic record. more tro
i'm judy woodruff of pbs "newshour" and top line. my colleagues on the panel are john of the "chicago tribune," tom brokhaw of nbc news, and rick of abc news. the importance of the debate tonight is undercored by two facts. both george bush and michael said their selection of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. based on the history since world war or 2 this is almost a 50/50 chance. candidates are dan quayle, the republican nominee and senator lloyd benson,...
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i have to see items such as pbs. i have to look at the bigger items right now, and the beinger items, my most concern is the increase in spending in every one of our departments. right now i'm concerned about students who keep having their tuitions increased and part of that is because the universities have not controlled the cost of increasing costs that at our universities. they have been going up 7-9% when ennation is less than 3%. we have to control the increase the cost of government spending because it's going to bankrupt our state. we owe $2.8 billion for unemployment insurance. we're in a bind. >> moderator: mr. mccrory your time is up. mr. dalton. dalton: i would certainly keep public tv viable. i can't tell you specifically what you cut or don't cut until you see the whole picture. i think unctv does a great service both in education and public information. tom howell and his staff do a wonderful job. i come in most years, and i don't remember all the call letters but i know the last ones are 9090. send in
i have to see items such as pbs. i have to look at the bigger items right now, and the beinger items, my most concern is the increase in spending in every one of our departments. right now i'm concerned about students who keep having their tuitions increased and part of that is because the universities have not controlled the cost of increasing costs that at our universities. they have been going up 7-9% when ennation is less than 3%. we have to control the increase the cost of government...
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out there and from our own community that pay on our own and, you know, they've been advertisements pbs thousand dollars and i will help you figure out your application. there is no need to do that. this is the process for information is available for people to do this on their own or to get legal help only if they need that. one of the big challenge is making sure the people affected by the policy are armed with information so that they are not traded on the people that take their money needlessly. so that is a major worry and i think they are doing quite a good job dealing with this unauthorized practice of law issue while simply making solid easily understood information to those applying to the process and that hopefully will go along way to make them sure it's implemented successfully. >> now we are running out of time so i'm going to jump to health care and then open up for q&a from the audience. you heard earlier how they're being appalled by the supreme court and the exchange is a local level are going to be important. what is being done to make sure that the community understan
out there and from our own community that pay on our own and, you know, they've been advertisements pbs thousand dollars and i will help you figure out your application. there is no need to do that. this is the process for information is available for people to do this on their own or to get legal help only if they need that. one of the big challenge is making sure the people affected by the policy are armed with information so that they are not traded on the people that take their money...
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with pb and other industries undermined u.s. competitiveness and security. for security and financial reasons peel -- ua should use 85% of its 1705 funds are still unused is still able to trade to fulfill its purpose of funding and supporting additional u.s. clean energy technologies and companies. default in the 1705 program to date have been far below projected. we expect over time to be a total of 11 quarter of what is budgeted. the clear financial success the implement and secure benefits demonstrated by this program demonstrates that the d.o.e. should ramp up its loan guarantee efforts and provide loan guarantees support for roughly another 30-$40 billion of u.s. clean energy projects and companies. the d.o.e. is 70 '05 loan guaranty program provides an important lifted clean energy investment growth, both strength and job creation and supporting the strengthen u.s. clean energy industry but our main train competitors, including china and germany, are out investing us given the strategic security and employment importance and use clean energy industries
with pb and other industries undermined u.s. competitiveness and security. for security and financial reasons peel -- ua should use 85% of its 1705 funds are still unused is still able to trade to fulfill its purpose of funding and supporting additional u.s. clean energy technologies and companies. default in the 1705 program to date have been far below projected. we expect over time to be a total of 11 quarter of what is budgeted. the clear financial success the implement and secure benefits...
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for children's dental services in minneapolis and some of you may have seen her featured in a recent pbs documentary on oral health. we are so grateful to have you here to tell us about your experience. >> thank you so much for having me here and allowing me to share the minnesota story and what we are doing. we have a real-life demonstration project going on right here. i was going to cover a few topics rather briefly and i'm going to talk a little bit about the therapy and talk better testing and training. tell you about where i work in the things that we do there in the demographics that have served. and then a little bit about the financial model that we are starting to see develop. i am also as is noted, a licensed dental hygienist and a licensed dental therapist. that dual licensure really serves me well for this community. and then talk a little bit about what is going on in the future and what we are looking up in minnesota. talk a little bit about what a dental therapist says. the best comparison is like a nurse practitioner in medicine and dentistry. i can do just about any kin
for children's dental services in minneapolis and some of you may have seen her featured in a recent pbs documentary on oral health. we are so grateful to have you here to tell us about your experience. >> thank you so much for having me here and allowing me to share the minnesota story and what we are doing. we have a real-life demonstration project going on right here. i was going to cover a few topics rather briefly and i'm going to talk a little bit about the therapy and talk better...
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pwr-pb mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be made and laid on the table, any statements related to the resolution appear at this point in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: i understand that s. 3369 introduced earlier today by senator whitehouse is at the desk. i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 3369, a bill to amend the federal election campaign act of 1971, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. brown: i ask for its second reading and object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that s. 3240, the agriculture, reform food and jobs act of 2012, be printed as posted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when t
pwr-pb mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be made and laid on the table, any statements related to the resolution appear at this point in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: i understand that s. 3369 introduced earlier today by senator whitehouse is at the desk. i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for...
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carl is the first ken kwra*pb to become v.f.w.'s national general, one of the highest positionness that organization. carl has a long history of serving that country, the commonwealth of kentucky, his communities and veterans across the state and indeed the nation. he served in the u.s. army as a crew chief on an ov-1 mohawk aircraft in vietnam in 1968 and 1969. upon his return in 1969, he joined v.f.w. post 1170 in kentucky becoming a v.f.w. life member. carl has served the v.f.w. in a number of positions over the years including as post and district manager, and at the age of 33 as kentucky's youngest state commander. in those capacities and on the v.f.w. national council of administration, carl worked tirelessly on behalf of america's heroes, our nation's veterans. in addition to his selfless work with the v.f.w., carl has also been active with kentucky's joint executive council of veterans organizations and served as mayor and city councilman of the city of linview, kentucky. over the years i've had the great fortune of working
carl is the first ken kwra*pb to become v.f.w.'s national general, one of the highest positionness that organization. carl has a long history of serving that country, the commonwealth of kentucky, his communities and veterans across the state and indeed the nation. he served in the u.s. army as a crew chief on an ov-1 mohawk aircraft in vietnam in 1968 and 1969. upon his return in 1969, he joined v.f.w. post 1170 in kentucky becoming a v.f.w. life member. carl has served the v.f.w. in a number...
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the debate courtesy of wyoming pbs. it's about an hour. >> moderator: first candidate is going to be a joe otto. give me a moment. there's a complication. he's lives -- open the family ranch. he worked as a design engineer and was active in the republican and libertarian parties before joining the country party. our democratic party candidate tim chest nut he is worked extension lively as a professional photographer and as a staff member of our regional services which provides assistance to go only disabled. and the republican party candidate is senator john. he's a physician and a former president of the wyoming medical society. he was opponented to the u.s. senate in 2011, and re-elected to that post in 2008. he is a member of several senate committing including the energy and natural resources committee. welcome to all of you. well, our first question to all candidates why are you running, and what are your qualificationings to serve as a u.s. senator from wyoming in you have one minute to respond to the question. i'
the debate courtesy of wyoming pbs. it's about an hour. >> moderator: first candidate is going to be a joe otto. give me a moment. there's a complication. he's lives -- open the family ranch. he worked as a design engineer and was active in the republican and libertarian parties before joining the country party. our democratic party candidate tim chest nut he is worked extension lively as a professional photographer and as a staff member of our regional services which provides assistance...
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but i remember senator inouye told a story -- in fact it was on pbs, the series called "the war," a keenin a ken burns movi. where he talked about the war, talked about his arm and his rehab. my understanding was, he was catching the ship to go back to hawaii after his long rehabilitation and he thought he better stop in and get a haircut at a local barbershop on the west coax i believe it was in oaoakland, california. here he was, highly decorated world war ii veteran, had literally given his life for his country, tremendous sack fishings lived the rest of his life without his right arm, and the barber told him bluntly, he coyedsa "we don't cut jap hair. "that's the kind of thing that stays with you. that's the kind of thing that made no senator inouye special. i saw him meet with a young man just two months ago who had also lost his arm. this young man lost his arm to cancer. but this young man introduced himself to senator inouye. i've always admired and respected you because of your disability and what you've done for other people with disabilities. and dan inouye looked at him square
but i remember senator inouye told a story -- in fact it was on pbs, the series called "the war," a keenin a ken burns movi. where he talked about the war, talked about his arm and his rehab. my understanding was, he was catching the ship to go back to hawaii after his long rehabilitation and he thought he better stop in and get a haircut at a local barbershop on the west coax i believe it was in oaoakland, california. here he was, highly decorated world war ii veteran, had literally...
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council, to his left come into his left, christina bellantoni formally of cq roll call, now at "the pbs newshour" and they know much more than 90 of the topic topic at hand so stand back and let them speak. >> i will go first. and what we do the pew research center is polling but we also do a great deal of demographic analysis and kelly which, the patterns that are going to be shipping this country in the electorate for years to come, and this election was a real interesting one from that perspective. maybe it's the way that americans learn about the changing demographics of the country. it takes an election like this. there really wasn't a huge change in the demographics of the electorate 2012 compared to 2008, but it changed just enough and it changed in a certain direction that it mattered a great deal. you know, we saw, you know, hispanics and minorities generally are still underrepresented in the electorate compared to the general public. but in key states we saw the hispanic turnout pickup if we saw the black turnout pickup in a few key states. and this mattered a great deal for t
council, to his left come into his left, christina bellantoni formally of cq roll call, now at "the pbs newshour" and they know much more than 90 of the topic topic at hand so stand back and let them speak. >> i will go first. and what we do the pew research center is polling but we also do a great deal of demographic analysis and kelly which, the patterns that are going to be shipping this country in the electorate for years to come, and this election was a real interesting one...
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listen, when i was living in south jersey, i guess it was a pbs program that talked about the roosevelt city which was a commune that waset up by fdr? >> guest: i don't think they were communes, i know there were kind of model cities or communities in maryland, suburban maryland? >> caller: we had one in south jersey. and they recruited people from new york. they were going to make shoes and some other things there. but it didn't work out. for obvious reasons. i was wondering, i guess people had to be recruited into the administration to set these things up, and i was wondering what happened to them after, after roosevelt was out? >> guest: well, i mean, roosevelt used to say if one thing fails, try another. which is if you're an admirer, he's flexible. and if you're not an admirer, he's just sort of flailing around. so you had a number of things which were tried during the depression. i don't know about these, this sounds like fairly low-level thing. nothing on the scale of the civilian conservation corps. but millions of people went into administering these things, and they'd come and
listen, when i was living in south jersey, i guess it was a pbs program that talked about the roosevelt city which was a commune that waset up by fdr? >> guest: i don't think they were communes, i know there were kind of model cities or communities in maryland, suburban maryland? >> caller: we had one in south jersey. and they recruited people from new york. they were going to make shoes and some other things there. but it didn't work out. for obvious reasons. i was wondering, i...
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. >>> next, pbs talk show host tavis smiley moderates a forum examining poverty in america. participants discuss short and long-term solution toss combating poverty. speakers include suze orman, labor secretary hilda solis. this is two hours. [applause] >> good evening from nyu center for the performing arts here in new york city. i'm honored to be joined by an all-star panel tonight for a conversation about women, children and poverty in america. i want to start by asking you in advance of the conversation to thank this august panel for being here and giving of their time for this conversation. please, thank them for joining us. [applause] i want to mention, also, at the top of this conversation that this conversation is being heard live around the country thanks to pacifica radio network and specifically here in the great city of new york on wbai, so, please, thank wbai for caring this conversation live. [applause] and it's always good to have my public radio family join us for these conversations, so thank you for making the feed available for this particular conversation
. >>> next, pbs talk show host tavis smiley moderates a forum examining poverty in america. participants discuss short and long-term solution toss combating poverty. speakers include suze orman, labor secretary hilda solis. this is two hours. [applause] >> good evening from nyu center for the performing arts here in new york city. i'm honored to be joined by an all-star panel tonight for a conversation about women, children and poverty in america. i want to start by asking you in...
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at the base currency of montana pbs and will be held in missoula montana live starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span . >> c-span campaign 2012 debate have website provides live and on demand coverage of all the presidential and vice presidential debates handed to the only place for you will see live coverage of behind-the-scenes sights and sounds before and after the date . this site has reached a big question available as a separate clip where you can search and watch my topic. watch your created clips as well and reid streaming tweets from political reporters and other your reactions c-span campaign 2012 debate have. >> i watched the variousac congressional hearings and congressional deliberations on public policy and also information that is put out by the various think tanks and washington d.c. i like to was the man in a room like brian lamb at 8:00. he hosts different authors. they have discussions. in that discussion about the book that they have written. and so it is just an easy way to get information that iran those books without having to read the books. >> what is c
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. >> tonight on c-span pbs' tavis smiley leads a discussion on poverty in america and its effects on women and children. >> tavis, a number that, in the fact sheet i shared with folks. in 1990 the average member of congress had a net worth of $250,000 excluding their home. by 2010 the average member of congress had a net worth of $750,000, excluding their home. so what happened to congress that they could triple their wealth in just a 20-year period? meanwhile, for the rest of us the average person has income excluding their home of about $20,000 both in 1990 and in 2010. so everybody else stayed level, but these members of congress found a way to enrich themselves. i'm not hating on members of congress. i'm not hating on wealth. but here's what i'm saying: people who have that kind of wealth don't understand somebody who needs an extra $40 in their biweekly check -- [applause] >> you can watch the whole event tonight starting at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. census bureau recently released its 1940 records on their web site. it's the single largest collection of digital info
. >> tonight on c-span pbs' tavis smiley leads a discussion on poverty in america and its effects on women and children. >> tavis, a number that, in the fact sheet i shared with folks. in 1990 the average member of congress had a net worth of $250,000 excluding their home. by 2010 the average member of congress had a net worth of $750,000, excluding their home. so what happened to congress that they could triple their wealth in just a 20-year period? meanwhile, for the rest of us...
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listen, when i was living in south jersey, i guess it was a pbs program that talked about the roosevelt city which was a commune that was set up by fdr? >> guest: i don't think they were communes, i know there were kind of model cities or communities in maryland, suburban maryland? >> caller: we had one in south jersey. and they recruited people from new york. they were going to make shoes and some other things there. but it didn't work out. for obvious reasons. i was wondering, i guess people had to be recruited into the administration to set these things up, and i was wondering what happened to them after, after roosevelt was out? >> guest: well, i mean, roosevelt used to say if one thing fails, try another. which is if you're an admirer, he's flexible. and if you're not an admirer, he's just sort of flailing around. so you had a number of things which were tried during the depression. i don't know about these, this sounds like fairly low-level thing. nothing on the scale of the civilian conservation corps. but millions of people went into administering these things, and they'd come a
listen, when i was living in south jersey, i guess it was a pbs program that talked about the roosevelt city which was a commune that was set up by fdr? >> guest: i don't think they were communes, i know there were kind of model cities or communities in maryland, suburban maryland? >> caller: we had one in south jersey. and they recruited people from new york. they were going to make shoes and some other things there. but it didn't work out. for obvious reasons. i was wondering, i...
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john fastenal, january 7, 2013 on the -- january 7, 2013 on pbs. it is also -- he also produced two documentary's examining the drug crisis and is a previous director of the american experience roberto clemente, winner of an award for outstanding television documentary. he has done a number of other things. the question is -- what does digital mean at this time of transition, how we get information by newspapers, the changes inep
john fastenal, january 7, 2013 on the -- january 7, 2013 on pbs. it is also -- he also produced two documentary's examining the drug crisis and is a previous director of the american experience roberto clemente, winner of an award for outstanding television documentary. he has done a number of other things. the question is -- what does digital mean at this time of transition, how we get information by newspapers, the changes inep
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., pbs. [applause] >> accepting the emmy, robert kenner, director/producer. >> you have a small group of corporations who control the entire food system. from seed to the supermarket. they are gaining control of food. >> this isn't just about what we are eating. this is about what we are allowed to say, what we are allowed to know. it's not just our health that is at risk. >> companies don't want farmers talking. they don't want this story told. [applause] >> we had no idea when we started out making food inc. how difficult it would be to tell the story of how our food gets to our plate, what's in it, what it does to us and what it does to our environment. we also let no idea about the growing food movement which could help bring about changes, inspired by such good rate books as michael -- numerous wonderful films. i want to thank diane for having the crazy notion to finance a theatrical film about where our food comes from. i want to thank b-to-b and everybody there was action at p.o.v. tha
., pbs. [applause] >> accepting the emmy, robert kenner, director/producer. >> you have a small group of corporations who control the entire food system. from seed to the supermarket. they are gaining control of food. >> this isn't just about what we are eating. this is about what we are allowed to say, what we are allowed to know. it's not just our health that is at risk. >> companies don't want farmers talking. they don't want this story told. [applause] >> we...
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i saw a pbs special about how there's big underground cities, and we cannot account for how much we spend on homeland security. the department of defense cannot account for their spending, and all the people like politicians like juliani, there at ground zero, enriched themselves, millionaires now. >> host: the question is, ma'am? >> caller: how can it be transparent to reveal to the public what's going on and talking about trust in the government, this is why because we see politicians are in kahoots with everybody not to provide the best welfare to every citizen in the united states. >> guest: you raised a good point. at this point in time, the department of defense spending is 20% of the entire budget. they cannot be audited. they say they will not be audit ready for seven to eight years. in other words, one out of every $5 spent, we don't know exactly how it's spent or where or what it holds for the future. that's not good government or efficient government, and it's transparent, but begs for a corruption to exist. on the homeland security issues, we're actually working to volt this w
i saw a pbs special about how there's big underground cities, and we cannot account for how much we spend on homeland security. the department of defense cannot account for their spending, and all the people like politicians like juliani, there at ground zero, enriched themselves, millionaires now. >> host: the question is, ma'am? >> caller: how can it be transparent to reveal to the public what's going on and talking about trust in the government, this is why because we see...
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the chinese have a j t-pb 10. it's -- the chinese have a j-10, and they are better than ours. the point i'm making here is that there just has been no emphasis. if you go out and you borrow and increase the deficit by $5.3 trillion as this president is doing, you'd think that we would be in a position to have a lot more robust military, but that's -- but the military's been consistently cut for that period of time. now, the -- in the event that the obama sequestration as it's designed right now goes thrurbgs that will be another -- goes through, that will be another $500 billion that will come out of the military. even the president's own secretary of defense, secretary panetta, has said if these cuts take place, talking about the obama sequestration cuts, it would be -- quote -- "devastating to the military" we would have the smallest ground fleet since 1940, the smallest fleet of ships since 1915 and the smallest tactical fighter capability force in the history of the air force. so if you want us to, the united states to continue providing the type of global leadership our p
the chinese have a j t-pb 10. it's -- the chinese have a j-10, and they are better than ours. the point i'm making here is that there just has been no emphasis. if you go out and you borrow and increase the deficit by $5.3 trillion as this president is doing, you'd think that we would be in a position to have a lot more robust military, but that's -- but the military's been consistently cut for that period of time. now, the -- in the event that the obama sequestration as it's designed right now...